Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31

sixty days. Several bills were Indefinite
ly postponed and the senate adjourned.
House-Bills passed as follows: Requir-
ing the state pension agent TO maintain
his Office at Madison. and to devote his
entire time to the duties of his office, and
to pay at least one visit annually to each
county In the state to enable cid soldiers
to present their cases to him. Requiring
the school district boards to specify uni
form kinds of books to be used in schools
under penalty of the forfeiture OF their
share of the common school fund income.
Making the sale, giving away or exhibit
ing of obscene literature or illustrations
punishable by a maximum imprisonment
of three months or by fine not to exceed
500. Mr.. Taylor moved a suspension of
the rules and the passage OF bill ST. A, to
incorporate the city of Barron. The mo-
ton prevailed and the bill passed. A
large number of senate bills were con-
Cured and the assembly adjourned.
FRIDAY, March %.
Senate.-Bius passed as follows: Re-
latlng to town insurance corporations.
To amend chapter 3S3 of the laws of
1885. To provide for the publication and
distribution of second edition of the
roster of Wisconsin volunteers. To amend
section 1924 of chapter 63 of the revised
statutes of this state, entitled, ''of the
relief and support of the poor" and to
provide for the giving of temporary aid
in certain cases without requiring the
removal of the poor or INDECENT person
to any poor or aims house.
The following assembly bills were concur
red in: To amend section 55S, of chap
ter %, Of the revised statutes, entitled,
''of the distribution of the school fund in
come" Relating to mortgages of house
hold furniture, beds, bedding and family
wearing apparel. To provide for free
text books for public schools. To au-
thorize the town boards Of supervisors
to suppress or license the keeping of
billiard tables, pool tables, pigcon-hole
tables, bowling alleys, etc. For the ap-
pointing of guardians of insane persons
in certain cases. Relating to the record
of deeds and other instruments for the
conveyance of lands. A large number of
bills were indefinitely POSTPONED and
the senate adjourned till Monday eve
ming.
HOuSe.-The governor returned without
his approval the bill making the wrong
full taking of dogs larceny, on the ground
that it raised the dog to q dignity above
conflict with the laws now existing. The
veto was sustained by vote of 81 to 8.
The>following bills were passed: Provid-
ing that the treasurer of each town shall
annually withhold from the several school
districts of his town twentieth of the
school fund income, together with one
fifth of all county and town taxes annu-
ally issued to secure said school fund in
come, the money to be expended in the
purchase of school Libraries. Permitting
counties to aid towns in the construction
or repairing of highways, the counties to
furnish an equal amount of money with
the towns. Requiring railway companies
in the state to give free transportation to
members of the Legislature, state officers
and judges of courts of record.
The following senate bills were concurred
in: Applying the registration law to
Florence county. Relating to the mem
bers of the Family Protective associa-
ton of Wisconsin. Permitting the
mother of minor child in case of the
death of the father, to appoint guard
ian for such child by her last will and
testament. On motion of Hammel the
assembly resolved itself into a committee
Of the whole and after having gone
through with the bills in the general
file, rose and reported and without furth
err action adjourned unit ii Monday.